China in talks with building cities on US Soil

[caseagainstfaith]

As manufacturing and American jobs continue to flow out of the US and into foreign countries offering better tax incentives, regulations, and cheaper labor, one place in America is offering China the opportuntity to bring their model of planned economy to our borders.

That place is the state of Idaho, and plans are being made right now to build a 50-mile self sustaining city and economic zone that has the approval of the state's Governor.

On June 9th, Governor Otter issued a letter showing his support of Project 60, which is the overall umbrella of future domestic and economic growth in the state of Idaho. Project 60 is very inncouous in itself, but under its mission and scope, the real purposes of the plan become apparant.

These immigration laws are contained in the immigrant investor program known as EB-5. The policy allows immigrants to become US citizens for providing for, and creating jobs in the United States.

That in itself is not disturbing, but what is of consequence is the fact that Idaho is expanding the model to allow a foreign country to create a city and economic zone based on the parameters of Chinese influence, not US sovereignty.

source - www.examiner.com/finance-examiner-in-national/china-seeks-to-build-a-city-and-economic-zone-the-state-of-idaho

I'm not sure how to think about this one. It sounds like a interesting experiment, but I don't know.

[dasfuchs]

So long as they don't build'em like everything else they do

[alexiel]

My initial impression is that this is alarmist nonsense. Mostly because I took the liberty of doing a preliminary look-see at the "Project 60" website and have found nothing suggesting setting up Chinese-influenced special economic zones within Idaho borders. There was a brief spiel about encouraging foreign investment in the economy, but that's it. I'm not getting how that translates to a "Red Dawn" scenario in the eyes of the "commentators."

Even if that truly was the intent of Idaho's governor- he doesn't exactly have the authority to carve out territory to hand to foreign governments...

[HarleyThomas1002]

Jun 13, 2011 21:55:52 GMT -5 dasfuchs said:

So long as they don't build'em like everything else they do

Still standing for thousands of years?

[Mlle Antéchrist]

Yeah, I'm a bit skeptical as well. Is it even legal to "outsource" American land?

e: Always getting ninja'd.

[dasfuchs]

Jun 13, 2011 23:54:25 GMT -5 HarleyThomas1002 said:

Jun 13, 2011 21:55:52 GMT -5 dasfuchs said:

So long as they don't build'em like everything else they do

Still standing for thousands of years?

I'm sorry, I didn't include "when people shop at Walmart"...as I didn't think it would be necessary to really point to the cheap trinket style crap they put into stuff that comes here and even their own modern infrastructure

[tolpuddlemartyr]

How can a state government sacrifice some of the US federal governments sovereign territory to another country? Is that even possible?

Or is it just a normal lease and is everyone shitting bricks for no good reason?

[dasfuchs]

Jun 14, 2011 1:31:14 GMT -5 tolpuddlemartyr said:

How can a state government sacrifice some of the US federal governments sovereign territory to another country? Is that even possible?

Or is it just a normal lease and is everyone shitting bricks for no good reason?

The latter

[dietcokewithlemon]

Apple crap. Sorry, meant to say Apple 'Overpriced shit for pretentious idiots" products are made in China.

That sweatshop factory in northern China where there were a lot of suicides last year was making IPads.

I also have the official US Government Bush-Cheney coffee mugs and ashtray I picked up in Washington a good few years ago. They all have "Made In China" proudly stamped on the bottom.

[SimSim]

Said sweatshop also makes Foxconn computers(it is their facility), 360s, PS3s, and various other things I'm forgetting.

[Radiation]

Everything is made in China, even your shit.

[Amaranth]

Jun 14, 2011 15:18:10 GMT -5 Radiation said:

Everything is made in China, even your shit.

Except Obama. He was made in Kenya.

[Thejebusfire]

China take all, you can go home now.

[Meshakhad]

Jun 14, 2011 15:18:10 GMT -5 Radiation said:

Everything is made in China, even your shit.

"American components, Russian components, ALL MADE IN TAIWAN!"

[HarleyThomas1002]

I'm reminded of a line Lisa said in an episode of The Simpsons regarding a car. The car was from one country, the parts from another, all assembled in another country, and then sold in the US.